2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Coverage of the 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/coverage-of-the-2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:00:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158720 On June 18, the Canadian Investment Review hosted a group of endowment and foundation investment executives, academics and money managers in Toronto for the 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum. Non-profit decision-makers, treasurers from endowments and foundations and leading industry experts shared their views, practices and theories to address the challenges and issues they face in the current economy. […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: Central banks make soft landing after recession concerns https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-central-banks-make-soft-landing-after-recession-concerns/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:59:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158487 Central banks are achieving a successful soft landing strategy after concerning periods of high inflation following the coronavirus pandemic, said Douglas Porter, chief economist and managing director at BMO Financial Group, during the keynote session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. Inflation is receding from dangerous highs in […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: Integrating impact and non-impact investments within overall asset allocation https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-integrating-impact-and-non-impact-investments-within-overall-asset-allocation/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:58:52 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158852 Sustainable investing materializes when institutional investors start adding intentionality to their strategies and actions, said Maxime Chevalier, alternative investments specialist at Desjardins Global Asset Management (pictured left), during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. For instance, ESG integration strategies can range from protecting investments from material […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: How plan sponsors’ understanding of sustainable investing is evolving https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-how-plan-sponsors-understanding-of-sustainable-investing-is-evolving/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:57:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158563 Sustainable investing is entering a phase where a concrete focus on execution as well as real-world impact and metrics are becoming essential, said Kevin Quinlan, senior director of climate and client strategy at SLC Management, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. “Going beyond just the […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: More options needed for institutional investors to track sustainable investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-tracking-of-sustainable-investments-needs-adjusting/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:56:17 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158642 Institutional investors face several challenges in proving the value of sustainable investments, said Arijit Banik, treasurer at York University, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. It’s difficult to measure the impact of an investment, even the cleanest ones, with the current measurement framework available to […]

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]]> 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum: The connection between private assets and impact investments https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2024-endowment-foundation-investment-forum-the-connection-between-private-assets-and-impact-investments/ Thu, 08 Aug 2024 11:55:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158690 The goals of impact investing can be more easily achieved through private assets, said Martin Bélanger, director of investments at Western University, during a fireside chat at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2024 Endowment & Foundation Investment Forum in June. “We’ve transitioned our private equity portfolio from a fund-to-fund approach to making direct investment in primary […]

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